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Human Mobility Data, Recreation and Water Quality - Tampa Bay Count Data
Citation:
Bousquin, J. AND N. Merrill. Human Mobility Data, Recreation and Water Quality - Tampa Bay Count Data. Tampa Bay Estuary Program Technical Advisory Committee, St. Petersburg, FL, June 26, 2024.
Impact/Purpose:
Recreation on natural lands is a large and important part of how people interact with the environment, but we have few tools and methods to quantify use at scale. This presentation will cover EPA's work on using human mobility data derived from cellular device locations to estimate visitation to natural areas, including beaches and parks. By creating methods and studies of the total use and the types of visitors to parks and beaches, we can understand the scale of benefits that the environment supports.
Description:
This presentation will cover EPA ORD's work to use human mobility data derived from cellular device locations to estimate visitation to natural areas, including beaches and parks. We will cover our process, results and published results. We will discuss the current and future planned work around using these methods to estimate visitation in the Gulf of Mexico. This is an invited talk for the Tampa Bay Estuary Program Technical Advisory Committee. Wednesday, June 26th, 2024, 9:00AM - 12:00PM ET